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Price £1.00 to non-residents March 2020 ISSUE 125 OVER KELLET VIEW Editorial Board: Peter Clinch (Editorial & Advertising), Paul Budd (Editorial and Production), Josie Candlin (Distribution) BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Chairs of the Parish Council and Parochial Church Council We are grateful to the above organisations for their financial support HOW TO PREPARE A CONTRIBUTION We are happy to receive electronic, typed and legible hand-written contributions. For a copy of the OK View Notes for Contributors please e-mail [email protected] Electronic text contributions should ideally be in Microsoft Word format, but we can accept most other formats. Please set the page size to A4 and use 14pt Arial font. Photos and illustrations should be sent as separate files, NOT embedded within documents; most are reproduced in black and white and benefit from good contrast. Pictures intended for the front cover should be in portrait format. For help or advice phone: Peter (01524 734591), Paul (07749 897999), Josie (01524 942079). WHERE TO SEND IT Hard-copy contributions should be sent to The Editors c/o Tree Tops, Moor Close Lane, Over Kellet, LA6 1DF; electronic ones to the e-mail address: [email protected] DEADLINE For each issue the closing date for contributions is the fifteenth of the previous month, but earlier submissions are always welcome. ADVERTISING Please e-mail us at [email protected] for an advertising stylesheet, rates and guidance. We are unable to offer a design service and will only accept material electronically. DISCLAIMER The views expressed in this magazine are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of either the Editorial and/or Management Board. Every care is taken to provide accurate information, particularly in the Village Listings, Directory and Local Services. We apologise for any errors and would be pleased to have them pointed out to us. Over Kellet View is published monthly except for January and August; it is distributed to all homes within the parish of Over Kellet and is available for purchase at the Village Store. Each issue can also be seen in a colour version on the Over Kellet village website www.overkellet.org We are grateful to Gordon Galloway, the webmaster, for his expert help. ©2020 Over Kellet View, Tree Tops, Moor Close Lane [email protected] Find us on overkelletview Printed by Bay Typesetters, Morecambe Tel: 01524 850056, 07710 405864 [email protected] 2 The March View Making a Contribution within the Community As OK View’s reporter of the business of the Parish Council (PC), I have attended their regular meetings for several years. There is a faithful group of about seven or eight members of the public who turn up to almost every meeting, regardless of the weather. They contribute to discussions on planning applications and the many other matters affecting the village which are the responsibility of the PC. Occasionally the numbers are swelled when there is a planning application affecting a number of properties directly. I have been impressed by the careful research conducted before the meeting (and entirely in their own time) by members of the PC, reading the deposited documents, analysing the plans and often visiting the site of the application. Across the village there is a band of people who give up their time to serve the community voluntarily by organising societies and events (some are listed on the outside back cover of OK View). More than twenty people are involved with OK View – regularly contributing to, producing and distributing the magazine door-to- door in their own time and again in all weathers. Unfortunately there are several village societies on the brink of closing down for lack of people to come forward and help run them. At its next meeting on Tuesday 10th March at 7.15pm in the Village Hall the PC will discuss plans for its AGM and Village Assembly to be held on 12th May. Feedback from those who attended last year’s event has encouraged the PC to look again at its format, with a view to encouraging more people to come along and better understand what volunteers do within the village and to increase participation. So, why not come to the next meeting of the PC and assist their discussion on greater participation in village affairs? Don’t be one of the silent majority or even worse one of the fortunately very few in the village who stand on the sidelines and criticise what others do to maintain our community and its spirit. Storm Water Flooding Elsewhere in this issue there is a wealth of news and information about the recent storm, including a report of discussions and decisions at the February PC meeting, and information from Lancashire County Council on what to do if your home is flooded and how to report flood events involving storm water and/or foul water (contaminated with sewage). Over Kellet seems to have avoided the worst disruption when compared with events in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, and the Eden Valley. ‘Lake Warton’ has appeared in the flood plain of the River Keer and has remained for a number of days. Perhaps the recent storms will at last make developers more cautious about trying to build where the location and ground conditions are unsuitable. Peter Clinch Cover Picture Children from the Over Kellet Playgroup getting busy in the Builder’s Yard in an activity following from the Jolly Phonics scheme (see page 8). Photo: Lynsey Winder. 3 Letter from the Vicar Are you someone who gets anxious easily? More than ten percent of people in the UK are likely to have a ‘disabling anxiety disorder’ at some point in their life, and anxiety seems to be on the increase. Anxiety seems to be affecting more and more children too, with the pressures of modern life and technology making life harder. Anxiety, though, is nothing new. As long as humans have existed, then so has worry. Whether it’s our health, our close relationships, our money or our jobs, there are plenty of things for us to be anxious about. Is it possible to have peace in the midst of our anxiety? As a follower of Jesus, I’m certainly not promised an easy life. Jesus promised his followers that their lives would be made more difficult because of their commitment to him. Relationships with friends, families and neighbours would often be strained, he said. Life as a Christian is certainly not a life without problems. But what followers of Jesus are promised is help in the midst of problems. In his letter to the church at Philippi, the Apostle Paul says this: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” We can get most anxious about situations where we have no control, where we’re on our own or we have no prospect of help. Paul here promises that when we ask our heavenly Father for help, he hears us and will send us his peace. And this is more than just the adage that “a problem shared is a problem halved.” When we share our problems with God, he is able to help us and to act on our behalf. He loves to listen to his children, to hear what’s on their hearts, and knows what is best for us in each situation. Sometimes we’ll see transformation of our circumstances, sometimes in amazing and unexpected ways. Sometimes we may not. But so often what he does give is the “peace which transcends all understanding,” which guards our hearts and minds. Rev Paul Boulter 4 St Cuthbert’s Church News Looking forward March sees the launch of two home groups in the village. These are open to people not just from St Cuthbert’s, but from the wider village community too. Please contact Rev Paul for more details on [email protected]. On Friday 6th March the World Day of Prayer will be taking place in the Village Hall at 2pm, drawing in Christians of different denominations and children from Wilson’s Endowed School. This year the theme is “Rise, take your mat and walk” drawing on material from Zimbabwe. All are welcome to come and join in prayer for our community, nation and world. On Sunday 22nd March we will be celebrating Mothering Sunday with a family- friendly service, please come and join us as we remember our mothers and wider families. Sunday 12th April is Easter Day – details of services for Palm Sunday, Passion Week and Easter will be in next month’s magazine. Church Services All services will start at 11.15am at St Cuthbert’s and will be taken by the Vicar, Rev Paul Boulter. Refreshments are served before the services from 10.45am. Everyone welcome! There are colouring sheets and activity bags available for little ones, and a cosy room at the back of church if they need a little bit of space, from which parents/carers can still hear the service. st All-Age Worship (children in the Fish Club meet in church at 10.30am, Mar 1 new children are always welcome, please just come along) th Mar 8 Holy Communion th Mar 15 Morning Worship nd Mar 22 Mothering Sunday Family Service th Mar 29 Holy Communion Looking back In February we were delighted to partner with local churches and students from Capernwray Hall in a number of events. The Holiday at Home, Night to Shine for special needs families, Lego Builders event and the Celebration Ceilidh brought people together from across the area.